﻿<template class="task-template">
    <section id="pdf-section" class="section js-section u-category-media">
        <header class="section-header">
            <div class="section-wrapper">
                <h1>
                    <svg class="section-icon"><use xlink:href="assets/img/icons.svg#icon-media"></use></svg>
                    Print to PDF
                </h1>
                <h3>The <code>BrowserWindow</code> class in Electron.NET has a property, <code>WebContents</code>, which allows your app to print as well as print to PDF.</h3>

                <p>You find the sample source code in <code>Controllers\PdfController.cs</code>.</p>
            </div>
        </header>

        <div class="demo">
            <div class="demo-wrapper">
                <button id="print-pdf-demo-toggle" class="js-container-target demo-toggle-button">
                    Print to PDF
                    <div class="demo-meta u-avoid-clicks">Supports: Win, macOS, Linux</div>
                </button>
                <div class="demo-box">
                    <div class="demo-controls">
                        <button class="demo-button" id="print-pdf">View Demo</button>
                        <span class="demo-response is-selectable" id="pdf-path"></span>
                    </div>
                    <p>To demonstrate the print to PDF functionality, the demo button above will save this page as a PDF and, if you have a PDF viewer, open the file.</p>
                    <p>In a real-world application you're more likely to add this to application menu, but for the purposes of the demo we've set it to the demo button.</p>
                    <h5>Renderer Process (JavaScript)</h5>
                    <pre><code class="javascript">const { ipcRenderer } = require("electron");

document.getElementById("print-pdf").addEventListener("click", () => {
    ipcRenderer.send("print-pdf");
});</code></pre>
                    <h5>Main Process (C#)</h5>
                    <pre><code class="csharp">Electron.IpcMain.On("print-pdf", async (args) => {
    BrowserWindow mainWindow = Electron.WindowManager.BrowserWindows.First();

    var saveOptions = new SaveDialogOptions
    {
        Title = "Save an PDF-File",
        DefaultPath = await Electron.App.GetPathAsync(PathName.documents),
        Filters = new FileFilter[] 
        {
            new FileFilter { Name = "PDF", Extensions = new string[] { "pdf" } }
        }
    };
    var path = await Electron.Dialog.ShowSaveDialogAsync(mainWindow, saveOptions);

    if (await mainWindow.WebContents.PrintToPDFAsync(path))
    {
        await Electron.Shell.OpenExternalAsync("file://" + path);
    }
    else
    {
        Electron.Dialog.ShowErrorBox("Error", "Failed to create pdf file.");
    }
});</code></pre>

                    <div class="demo-protip">
                        <h2>ProTip</h2>
                        <strong>Use a print style sheet.</strong>
                        <p>You can create a stylesheet targeting printing to optimize the look of what your users print. Below is the stylesheet used in this app, located in <code>assets/css/print.css</code>.</p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        
        <script>
            (function(){
                const { ipcRenderer } = require("electron");

                document.getElementById("print-pdf").addEventListener("click", () => {
                    ipcRenderer.send("print-pdf");
                });
            }());
        </script>

    </section>
</template>